A previously derelict site on Brandon Street in Motherwell’s town centre has been transformed with the creation of 42 new-build flats, while a further 6 units are contained within a respectfully converted, B-Listed YMCA building on Brandon Street.
The project was led by Main Contractor CCG (Scotland) on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council, with a dual-fuel utility services package provided by Arc-Tech MU.
In recent years, the Council has embarked upon the applied analysis of fabric enhancement and the use of different heating technologies to help inform North Lanarkshire Council’s future housing programmes as the local authority undertakes its transition to net zero by 2045.
It began with Dykehead Road, a 140-home scheme in Airdrie that was inclusive of 19 ‘pilot’ homes designed to achieve operational net zero carbon.
These two-storey homes adopted individual air-source heat pumps for space heating and hot water services, but a different technology was required at Brandon Street due to the flatted housing typology seen at the development.
The result was the adoption of an innovative ground-source heat pump system from Kensa. The heating system is connected to a network of 28, 150m deep boreholes throughout the site, which circulates glycol to create ambient heating.
Each home is provided with a heat pump (3 or 6 Kw), to draw energy from the heating network, and a hot water storage tank.
In support of Brandon Street’s zero-emissions energy strategy, MU delivered an electrical and water services package. The 48 homes are now part of a wider delivery programme comprising over 500 low-carbon or net-zero carbon homes completed in the last 12 months, all enabled by MU’s in-house technical expertise.
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